According to Superintendent Thomas Scarice:

“With the strong likelihood of a major winter storm tomorrow, I would like to inform the school community that the Westport Public Schools will be closed Thursday, December 17, 2020.  This will be a traditional snow day which will be made up at the end of the school year.  The schools will reopen Friday as scheduled.  If the clean up efforts require a second day, Friday will be a remote learning day.  https://sites.google.com/westportps.org/wps2020-2021reopeningourschool/full-remote-model

The anticipation and excitement of a snow day is something that every child should experience.  Soak it up.  As a fellow parent I feel the fleeting nature of time with my own children.  The challenge of this year warrants a respite.  Let this be Thursday.  The forecast calls for about a foot of fluffy snow to end by mid-morning.  Bundle them up and let them all (elementary through high school) get out and enjoy one of the few days a year that we get for winter fun in southern New England. 

Stay safe and warm,
Thomas Scarice”